A$AP Rocky, Remix Etiquette, and Gen Z discover Prince

In the first week of 2026, Annie and Nick have different thoughts about the new A$AP Rocky single, Gen Z are discovering Prince thanks to Stranger Things, and EsDeeKid has told The Chainsmokers exactly what he thinks of their 4 Raws remix. Elsewhere, Stormzy has used social media to express his thoughts about...social media and revealed how he's grown as an artist and as a person. Plus, Jill Scott is finally back with new music, vinyl is expensive, and Annie and Nick get sidetracked by hedgehogs.

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HOMEWORK: Watch Prince performing “Purple Rain” at 2007’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, and listen to Mandy, Indiana’s “Cursive”

SONGS

FAUZIA – The Way

Mandy, Indiana – URGH

Mandy, Indiana – Magazine

Mandy, Indiana – Cursive

A$AP Rocky – Punk Rocky

JADE – Angel of My Dreams

Jill Scott – Beautiful People

Jill Scott - Exclusively

Prince – Purple Rain

Prince – When Doves Cry

Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

America - A Horse With No Name

EsDeeKid, Timothée Chalamet - 4 Raws

Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

ALBUMS

A$AP Rocky – Don't Be Dumb

Jill Scott - To Whom This May Concern,

Jill Scott - Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1

Bob Marley and the Wailers – Exodus

Arctic Monkeys – AM

Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra – Promises

FKA twigs – Eusexua

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